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Coming into the week the Broncos’ baseball team was tied for third place in the Northeast 2B League with Reardan. Tuesday was expected to determine who would take soul possession of third place, an important position as the teams prepare to end the regular season this Saturday. Prior to their Tuesday doubleheader, both teams were 6-4 in league play. Reardan spoiled the Broncos plans when they forced a split in the doubleheader. The Broncos started out down the right path, winning the opening game, 13-1. The Indians turned t...
Benzel donates movie house to downtown group Some would say classic movie houses should be national treasurers. Generations have passed through their doors to snack on popcorn and candy while enjoying a good movie. From the silent films that started it all, to memorable musicals and spaghetti westerns, to today’s modern, multi-million dollar productions, these vintage show houses have provided thousands of hours of entertainment. At the very least, those theaters that are s...
Public input needed during hearing A few short months ago, the Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association (RVAA) launched a campaign to raise the funds needed to acquire property and eventually construct a building to house the ambulances used to serve Ritzville and the surrounding area. This week, the group receives the deed to the land where they will construct the facility. They also report they have raised half of the funds necessary for the construction of the building. Phil Bowman, president of the volunteer group, said...
The Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store appears to be a sure thing following the Ritzville City Council’s unanimous support of a resolution approving the development agreement between the company, the city and the land owner, Galbreath Land and Livestock, Inc. The agreement clears the way for the construction of the travel plaza along State Route 261 across the roadway from Big Bend Electric Cooperative. The city conducted a public hearing on the proposed agreement and had just one citizen voice any concerns. Mark Fow...
The Ritzville City Council is extending its regular meeting to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 7, for the purpose of continuing discussions regarding the developer agreement with Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store. Tuesday the council went into executive session at the end of its meeting to be updated by city attorney Mark DeWulf on the progress of contract negotiations. A meeting with Love’s representatives was planned for Wednesday to possibly reach agreement on a contract that will bring the company to Ritzville. Depending on...
LRS gives St. George’s fits in classic semifinal duel Several times this season, the Broncos have found themselves in challenging situations. They had a short rough patch where they lost league games they probably should have claimed. They found themselves in overtime contests at the district, sub-regional and regional tournaments. In both the district and sub-regional tournaments they hung on in loser-out games to advance to the next round, the state tournament, as one of t...
After nearly 10 years of studies and debate, Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 finds itself at a crossroads: it must either bring its existing, 60-year-old hospital up to code compliance to satisfy the State of Washington or construct a new hospital. The district’s commissioners and CEO Gary Bostrom will tackle the difficult and challenging issue with community members tonight, Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. during a town hall style meeting at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall. The district has long known t...
Dustan Arlt first went to the state basketball tournament as a player on the Ritzville High School roster. Then as an assistant coach for Lind-Ritzville he joined then head coach Dwight Pflugrath at the Hardwood Classic. This time Arlt makes his debut as a head coach at the WIAA 2B Hardwood Classic in the Spokane Arena with the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos. The Broncos have battled all year and delivered a list of impressive wins. They have provided high school basketball fans with more than their fair share of dramatic mom...
The future of healthcare in the area deserves a solid, collaborative discussion. For the better part of 10 years, Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 has struggled with the aging condition of a 60-year-old hospital facility. Countless studies have been done at great expense to the district and the taxpayers supporting it. For the most part the studies come to the same conclusion: The existing facility can be brought up to code or it can be renovated to stretch its life just a little bit longer. Both options however,...
When the Broncos took the court against Northwest Christian on Monday, the meaning of game was really about geography. The two teams had already earned the right to compete this weekend in the single-game regional tournament to determine who will advance to next week’s state basketball tournament in Spokane. The winner of Monday’s game would travel to Sunnyside as the number three seed to regionals. The loser would go to Mountlake Terrace as the number four seed to regionals. Unfortunately for the Broncos, they fell to NWC...
Once a year the floor of the Tacoma Dome is converted into a human traffic jam where every individual has something in common — wrestling. For the LRS Broncos it is a right of passage that few experience and even fewer experience to the fullest, The WIAA Mat Classic. The Classic is a collection of the state’s best high school wrestlers from every division, all gathered in the dome at the same time with countless wrestling matches occurring simultaneously on Friday and Sat...
Friday the LRS Broncos will set out to do something no one else has done this season – defeat the St. George’s Dragons in the semi final showdown of the sub regional tournament in Walla Walla. The Dragons are 23-1, having lost to 2A Pullman, 55-54 earlier in the season. They come into Friday’s game favored to win the 2B state basketball title. During the district tournament, Colfax came closer than any league opponent has to defeating the Dragons. They pulled within four...
The LRS wrestling team came home from the Sub Regional Wrestling Tournament Saturday with one champion and one runner-up. Keanu Niezwaag captured first place in the 145-pound class. Cory Goble finished second at 220 pounds. As a team, the Broncos will advance seven competitors and one alternate to the Regional Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday in Reardan. The team took 11 wrestlers to sub regionals, also known as districts. Matthias Ferderer and Kyle Ritz both wrestled...
Three wins in four games earned the LRS Broncos a third place finish in the district tournament and a No. 3 seed going into the District 7/9 Sub Regional Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9, against Asotin. The Broncos had a successful tournament, opening with a 45-40 win over Davenport on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Their only loss of the tournament came Friday, in the semi-final round against Colfax when they made a gallant come-from-behind effort to force overtime. They were...
The roster of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) serving the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna communities has been in a state of decline for some time. Last year, a concentrated effort to boost the ranks of EMTs, primarily in Lind and Washtucna, met with some success, but the roster of trained emergency medical personnel is still coming up short. Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Roni Kinney hopes to remedy the matter next week when a new class for EMTs begins on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Depending on how well students perform in...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos went into the district basketball tournament Wednesday against Northwest Christian. Having lost to NWC twice, head coach John Galbreath was hopeful his players learned something along the way. Results of the game were not available when the newspaper went to press on Wednesday morning. “I don’t think NWC plays its best basketball at the end of the year,” Galbreath said. “I am looking forward to a better game. We have to control the tem...
When the District 7 Boys Basketball Tournament opened Wednesday, the Broncos had to face a demon right away. A little more than a week ago the Broncos were handed a stunning loss by Davenport, 49-45. Now after finishing third overall in the Bi-County League standings the Broncos find themselves with a first round tournament date with Davenport. The game was played on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Spokane. Results of the game were not available when the newspaper went to...
Last Friday, a rather unique changing of the guard occurred in Adams County Superior Court. Judge Richard “Dick” Miller marked the end of his tenure during a swearing-in ceremony, where he passed the gavel to his brother, Brian Miller. Brian was successfully elected to the role of superior court judge in the 2012 primary election. Dick has served as judge since he first ascended to the bench in 1989, after serving as Adams County Prosecutor from 1972 to 1988. During a cer...
St. George’s got the best of the LRS Broncos last Friday in a classic league battle on the hardwood. The Broncos suffered a painful 64-41 loss on their home court after the Dragons disrupted their game plan. “The better team right now in the season won,” head coach Dustan Arlt said. “I can see why they are getting all the hype. We played pretty well for two quarters. In the other two we were outplayed.” The Dragons silenced the gymnasium crowd Friday in the opening minutes o...
It was inevitable. Sooner or later the printing plant in Cheney was going to follow the rest of the industry and move to a narrower roll of newsprint. If you are a subscriber to a daily newspaper, such as the Spokesman-Review or the Tri-City Herald, then you have already experienced a major cosmetic change. This week, your community newspaper is following suit. As a result, we have used the opportunity to freshen up some of the paper’s design elements while making adjustments to the new dimensions. This week’s edition include...
(Editor’s Note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps. “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE S...
Three touchdowns in the first quarter and huge plays by the defense throughout the game, resulted in a sweet victory for the LRS Broncos when they squared off against Waitsburg-Prescott on Saturday. The team walked off the field with a 21-7 victory and a pass to play in the WIAA 2B Gridiron Classic State Championship game this Friday against Morton-White Pass. The Broncos were thrilled with the win, but almost immediately focused on the task at hand, tackling a tough west...
The WIAA 2B State Semifinals at Lampson Field in Kennewick will feature the hometown team this Saturday, Nov. 24. The LRS Broncos defeated DeSales 21-14 last Saturday to advance to the semifinal battle with Waitsburg-Prescott at 2 p.m. The Broncos met one of their toughest opponents this season against the DeSales Irish during a rainy outing at Gonzaga Prep early Saturday night. Until than, the Broncos had not allowed a touchdown in the first quarter of any game. DeSales...
Broncos defeat DeSales following an interception on their own three yard line by Jacob Saetre. Cort Ruzicka then rambled to the DeSales 38 yard line. Broncos run out the clock to win the game! The Broncos move on to the WIAA 2B State Semifinals next weekend against Waitsburg-Prescott. The game will likely be played at Gonzaga Prep. Date and time to be announced....
When Bob Tracy stopped by the office a few weeks ago, he came bearing a Card of Thanks – an expression of gratitude for an enormously kind and generous act that had moved him. We were arriving at The Journal at the same time, so we walked in together, took care of what he came to do and then talked about the incredible generosity of people when there’s a crisis, in this case Bob’s crisis. More or less, Bob and I know each other because he has worked for the City of Ritzville and I report on the city’s activities. He’s ha...